by: Delaney Szekely In early September, a major victory for Pittsburgh’s waterways occurred upon Styropek’s settlement with Three Rivers Waterkeeper, Penn Environment, and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DPE).[1] After small plastic pellets infiltrated the water and banks of both Raccoon Creek and the Ohio River in 2022, environmentalists […]
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Fighting Fire With Fire: How Forest Management Policies Can Create Safer Forests
by: Jacob Zimmerman United States forests are beloved by millions of people and provide an excellent opportunity for visitors to enjoy nature. However, our forests have also become a dangerous force of destruction. The western U.S. has endured deadly wildfires for centuries. When settlers first moved into the western United […]
An Overview of the Mountain Valley Pipeline and its Possible Expansion
On June 14, 2024, a 303-mile pipeline beginning in West Virginia’s Northern panhandle and ending in Southern Virginia began service.[1] The pipeline takes natural gas from the Marcellus and Utica shale deposit to other locations in the US, at about 2 million dekatherms per day. [2] One therm is about […]